The opening of Amazon HQ2 is expected to bring 25,000 employees to Long Island City. There are significant concerns over whether the already struggling transit system will be able to support the potential population increase. A popular option for commuters who work near Grand Central Station is to take the […]
Eighteen-year-old SUNY Old Westbury student Khalid A. Hill passed away on Tuesday, November 20th. Hill was killed in a car accident while driving on the Northern State Parkway. Khalid was a first year student who lived in residential dorm Hall one. Hill was a desk attendant at the Woodland’s Hall […]
This Week on Global Media News: Hungary, the U.K., China, India, Cuba, and Syria! Can Victor Orban Control the News in Hungary? Will the UK and the EU Stop Terrorist Content on Social Media? How Dolce & Gabbana Got It Wrong in China. The New Vine? From Douyin to Tik […]
This Week on Global Media News: Italy, India, South Africa, the Middle East, Japan and China! Italians Are Tired of Tourists with Selfie Sticks. India: Food, Farmers & Whatsapp. Facebook Pushing Video for Brands in the Middle East. Would You Marry an Anime Character if You Could? What is […]
This Week on Global Media News: the United Kingdom, China, Iraq, Egypt, France, India, Russia! Can Text Alerts Defeat Fake News in a Crisis? Will Brits “Discover” Their News on Snapchat? Why Did a Pre-K Resume Go Viral in China? Social Media and Censorship in China. The Killing of […]
SUNY Old Westbury’s American Studies Associate Professor Llana Barber has received the 2018 Kenneth Jackson Award. She was awarded Best Book in North American Urban History for Latino City: Immigration and Urban Crisis in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1945-2000. “I spent over a decade researching and writing this book so of course […]
What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving? Host Jenna Barbone asks Old Westbury students to share their holiday memories in this fourth episode of Jenna Asks from the Media Innovation Center.
Have you heard about ATRM: All the Right Moves? ATRM is a dance club at SUNY Old Westbury. Learn all about student clubs by watching Get to Know, the brand new series from the MIC: the Media Innovation Center.
Host Jenna Barbone asks OW students their opinions about the national debate on gun violence. Be sure to check out next week’s episode of Jenna Asks from MIC: the Media Innovation Center!
Dr. Maguire believed strongly in diversity and reflects back on a retreat that would ensure diversity in the SUNY OW community. Dr. John D. Maguire, president of SUNY Old Westbury from 1970-1981, passed away on October 26, 2018 in Pomona, California. He was 86. A friend of Dr. Martin Luther […]
